Printing-die structure



Dec. 9, 1930. L.- J. ZAHN 1,783,991

PRINTING DIE STRUCTURE Filed July 1s, 1928 INVENTOR l LAWRENCE I ZAHN ATTORNEY' Y e 11, 1907. The lever 52 of the tripsiechanisr'n.

frengage ithefriction surface formed by the' parts 9 and 10l of the drive roller 7,y the rubberportion of this part of the drive rollerbeing adapted to provide friction and the fabric portion to resist Wear, and I have found' that the combinationof tivol suchmaterials results in afmachine offth-is character.

Y On 'the .opposite end of ,kdiehstructure fnr'the'ldrive @roilerfLiSV fis 'carried av trip inechanism l generally' oftheisametype as disclosed in Jahn Patent 856,345Tissued June,

" lisr adapted to be engagedby the checksasthey;

Vpass by the drivey roller l7 and the diel struc.-

turef'2fli, therebyallowing"the' elutch struc# turefthrough the mediurn oirtheeclutch yustl fd'eseribed4 to' turni .the` ldier structure land' plate v`so the (desired: @inscription ,may be s'a'iped: ontheeheclr as it passesbetvveen the order` that the rest 'of the `mach-ine jm'ay be unjdeistood,i.tr1nay be'S briefly. stated `that therel isi' supported. ,Jon-other carrierframe vv'an felitorfinknbsbrbent rollerihas ,its bearing ends carried by a slot in eaeholthe` sideplates bythe; springs '66` and 67 -in engagement with thel i'nllr' roll'e'r 6:41,. Which injturn is positioned.

sowas; t'o carry inlrfron :the bottom of the,

o A -alu'xilli'ary `frame to -the-inElQabSOrbent roller 168.?` The amount -oyi #ink which. the inlr roller 64 will f carry' tothe-roller 63 is e'gulatedf by the Wiper roller 65vvhichlatter roller has its en'ds positioned in grooves in the plates V*6'1 and 6.2'. Theroller 65? is held infpositio'n in the lgrclove 68V by means lof ay pair' of roller bushings each having? flanges 69V and .70 bctWeen: which flan-ges, rests a spring, the tensionsof which: can' be Y adjusted by a screw,y so as toggiveth'e desired pressure of thewiper roller 65 on the ink roller 64:5.. spring paWl and a ratchet onthe i-nlr rollerl 651e may bel pro- Videdlto preventthe inl( rollerroni being fturned; in 'reverse directifon-,gwhich Would 'auxiliary :framed` is agd-justable fyvithlrespect to the {die so as tofget the properar. pressure of the roller ongtheedieby nieansfoff adjusting Y nscrewsi; f'andyloek! nlutsgffcooperating with their studs and slots 1 Adjustinglstuds foausefan"` unregulated-amount of ink to be `car.- riegd upf o-nto the-absorbent; roller 68. j The Hevia-genes deseribea'lmyiimvenaqrrwm l 1; n diestutuife particularly aiifapfe fier f neef-5infs'dreckenuersingenfaehne'finehrding-; 'erly p's'rtbnftheie plate; "and n'ean's' im? a die having a plurality of a series of adjustable indicia blocks and a die plate having an aperture therein to t around andvexpose the selected indicia, blocks of each series, means for lookingveach series 'of indicia inits se` lectejd*position-comprising vpavvlls to'drop-j be# tween twoblo'cksof a series, said-pa'vvls be-V ingjheld in place by the die plate.

2. A diestructure particularly adapted for inse iin a :check endor'sngmaehine including;

a diehavinga plurality of'a series of adjustablelind-icia blocks and a die plate having an aperturetherein to fitv around and expose the Y selected1indicia blocks of each series, means 4forflocki'ng eachl'seriesofindicia in itspsele'oted position',coniprisinglpavvls to drop 'betweentwo brooks or a series, said; pawns-being. y"he'ldi'n place by the v1die"plate,a pair'pf i-"anigies atea'ch end'ofthe die, each having a heoli: indorsingrnach-ine; including;

able indicia bleek-'s afd-ie'plate' 'havin-gran ed position comprising pawls to drop between tyvtil blocks 'fof 3a serie" saidi pawlsfbeing; held in place by "dier'l'atey means provided ywherelayne,e pn-recaejte-permitedie for holding the die plate in position-on vthe 121.` A die structure pla.Irticularly"i adapted for;

use;r in5 fa cheel'r endorsing'machine;"inclutling .a die-havingfa plurality 'of a series' oi?aj'clfj'ufst-A fable indicia' blocks and'adie plate having an aperture therein toft around andegtpose the selected indicia blocks-of each series', means'l Lfor lockingeach series'ofindicia in-its se'lec't# fed position, said 'die plate 'acting to hold' said "locking -ni'eans-in Y'opefrative position,A eans for'ti'nsufring that Vthe ie plate'- be put emette '-ilo I Helly Space@ H'ssf ai Shift "extending, ,weigh;animes5series*fifiadjuseble indicia blocksl [l'aterflly spaced l 'between said neng diepere aangever' said meerste- "xtvveen" .raid :flanges aridi liavingv ani 'aperture L th-'eifei'n to itaround fand .expose the selected ""ind'iciablg ks'j'ofjeajchgseries; pawls for. look! een ceuocks-infiefseleced d paw'l being 4held in. "locking the di afte, meanscooperating flan es andthe"dieplateorp ropfing. were 

